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Desert Island Discs

Sir Maurice Yonge

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 21^st Jun 1975, 19:00 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Mon 23^rd Jun 1975, 12:25 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Roy Plomley's castaway is marine biologist Sir Maurice Yonge.

Favourite track: Piano Concerto in C Major (K.415) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
Luxury: Microscope Show less

Contributors

Presenter:: Roy Plomley
Interviewed Guest:: Sir Maurice Yonge

Genres

FactualArts, Culture & the Media
FactualLife Stories

Brand

Desert Island Discs

Source: BBC Online

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